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Gender
Masculine and Feminine
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Origin of the Name Ainsley
Old English
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Usage of the Name Ainsley
English, Scottish
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Meaning of the Name Ainsley
The name Ainsley comes from a Scottish surname, which came from one of two place names: Annesley in Nottinghamshire (from Old English "ān" - "one, only" and "lēah" - "wood") or Ansley in Warwickshire (from Old English "ānsetl" - "hermitage" and "lēah" - "wood").
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Interesting Facts about Ainsley
- There is a canal in Chennai, India, called Ainsley Canal.
- In Columbia, South Carolina, there is a National Historic Landmark house museum called the Ainsley Hall House, also known as the Robert Mills House after the architect.
- In Campbell, California, the Ainsley House is an English Tudor style house that is now a historic house museum named for its architect, J. C. Ainsley.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Ainsley Gotto (born 1946), an Australian female entrepreneur;
Ainsley Bennett (born 1954), a Jamaican-English Olympic male sprinter;
Ainsley Harriott (born 1957), an English male celebrity chef;
Ainsley Earhardt (born 1977), an American female journalist;
Ainsley Waugh (born 1981), a Jamaican-English male sprinter.
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Names Related to Ainsley
List of names related to Ainsley.
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